Diarrhoea (diarrhea), chronic
December 24, 2000 by Linda Lazarides
Filed under Health issues
Some causative factors
- Dysbiosis
- Food allergy or intolerance
- Infections,
- Parasites.
Promising nutritional research
In 111 Bangladeshi children with acute or chronic diarrhoea and increased gut permeability compared with normals, supplementation with 5 mg per kg of body weight per day significantly reduced gut permeability. Roy SK et al: Impact of zinc supplementation on intestinal permeability in Bangladeshi children with acute diarrhoea and persistent diarrhoea syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 15(3):289-96, 1992.
In a double-blind, randomized trial on children aged 6-35 months in India, zinc supplementation was found to significantly reduce the incidence of chronic diarrhoea and dysentery in those children with initially low zinc levels. Sazawal S et al: Zinc supplementation reduces the incidence of persistent diarrhea and dysentery among low socioeconomic children in India. J Nutr 126(2):443-50, 1996.
Information compiled by Linda Lazarides
Naturopathic Nutritionist, Author, Educator
Linda Lazarides is Course Director of the School of Modern Naturopathy and author of eight books on health, nutrition and naturopathy.
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